Senior Tax Manager, Property Tax
Overview
This role involves providing strategic leadership across a portfolio of clients and team members within a professional services environment. The Senior Tax Manager oversees complex assessment reviews and appeals, ensures the quality of deliverables, advances business development efforts, and leads talent development to achieve superior client outcomes and sustained growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategy for major clients and complex engagements; represent clients before taxing authorities during appeals and hearings.
- Review and approve analyses and client deliverables; enforce quality-control standards and best practices.
- Drive business development by identifying and scoping opportunities, developing proposals, and communicating the full suite of services.
- Manage key client accounts by strengthening relationships, expanding services, and ensuring high client satisfaction.
- Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to motivate team members; support performance management and career development.
- Participate in talent acquisition and onboarding to build a high-performing team.
- Oversee accurate and timely maintenance of cases, assessments, and jurisdictional information in the review management system.
- Supervise production, billing, invoicing, and engagement profitability.
- Track and ensure compliance with all jurisdictional deadlines for filings, audits, appeals, protests, and tax-payment schedules.
- Monitor industry activity, legislation, and court decisions; brief clients and internal leadership on relevant developments.
- Operate independently with minimal supervision while fostering strong team collaboration.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Real Estate, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience; property tax, valuation, or accounting experience preferred.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- Excellent executive-level communication skills; strong strategic and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong organizational, research, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
- Valid driver’s license.
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
- Regular work schedule of 40 hours per week.
- Travel requirements of 15-25%.
- Prolonged periods of sitting and computer use.
- Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and sounds.
- Frequent repetitive motions with hands.
Compensation & Benefits
- Eligibility for employee stock ownership program starting on day one, with a targeted contribution of 6% of annual compensation.
- Company-paid parental leave.
- Generous time off package.
- Multiple benefit plans with eligibility beginning on day one.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The employer is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable laws. This policy applies to all employment policies, procedures, and practices including hiring, promotion, compensation, training, benefits, work assignments, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.
Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process upon request.